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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Southwark 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: ANALYSIS OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN FOOD PREMISES :

ANALYSIS OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN FOOD PREMISES :

Walla and Ceilings repaired114
Kitchens, Sculleries, Food Stores, and Dining Rooms, redecorated and cleansed256
Roofs and Gutters repaired or renewed31
Shelves and Cupboards cleansed115
Floors repaired or renewed39
Staircase risers and treads repaired or renewed31
Hot water supplies provided77
Waste pipes provided and repaired34
Drains unstopped21
Drains repaired19
Dustbins provided50
Dampness remedied50
Water-closets provided9
Water-closets repaired or renewed35
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed44
Seats to water-closets repaired or renewed84
Walls and Ceilings to water-olosets redecorated and oleansed66
Artificial lighting provided27
Refrigerators repaired or renewed11
Food cupboards provided28
Covering provided for cakes and sandwiches44
Cooking apparatus repaired or renewed59
Utensils cleansed65
Ventilation provided34
Sinks provided31
Miscellaneous141
Total1,515

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PHARMACY & POISONS ACT, 1933
During the year 108 inspections were made of the various premises
listed by the Council for the sale of Part II Poisons under the
above Act. •
There are 68 names of persons on the Council's list of Sellers
of Part II Poisons.
WELFARE OF THE AGED
Miss M. Morris, The Organising Secretary of the Southwark Old
People's Welfare Committee, reports that there was expansion in
every Branch of the Committee's work during the year.
A total of nearly 45,000 meals were provided during the year.
20,747 meals were served in the Gate House Restaurant, and 3,724
in the Nelson Square Luncheon Club. The two Meals-on-Wheels
vans of the Old People's Welfare Committee supplied 11,485 meals,
and the two W.V.S. vans supplied 8,933. This total of 20,418
nearly doubled the 10,515 total of the previous year. All meals were
cooked at the Gate House Restaurant.
1,697 chiropody treatments were given, nearly treble the previous
year's 600.